靖 (jìng): surname Jing, (bound form) peaceful

靖 (jìng) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) peaceful.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 立 (structural) and 青 (structural). It ranks #4501 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 靖 as peaceful 立 as nature 青; 青 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 立 (stand) appears in many related characters such as 站 (zhàn, station), 竞 (jìng, to compete), 童 (tóng, child).

Spoken pronunciation

Radical: 立 stand13 strokesFrequency #4501立 structural 青 structural

Definitions

surname Jing
(bound form) peaceful

Etymology & Origin

靖

ideographicAs peaceful 立 as nature 青; 青 also provides the pronunciation

Decomposition: ⿰立青 (layout: left-right)

Components:立structural 青structural

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
靖宇proper-noun	jìng yǔ	see 靖宇縣\|靖宇县
曲靖proper-noun	qǔ jìng	see 曲靖市
靖国神社	jìng guó shén shè	Yasukuni Shrine, Shinto shrine in Tokyo to Japanese war dead, controversial as burial ground of several Class A war c...
靖西市	jìng xī shì	Jingxi, a county-level city in Baise City 百色市, Guangxi
靖难之役	jìng nán zhī yì	war of 1402 between successors of the first Ming Emperor
靖州苗族侗族自治县	jìng zhōu miáo zú dòng zú zì zhì xiàn	Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County, in Huaihua City 懷化市\|怀化市, Hunan
绥靖主义noun	suí jìng zhǔ yì	appeasement
靖江市	jìng jiāng shì	Jingjiang, a county-level city in Taizhou City 泰州市, Jiangsu
曲靖市	qǔ jìng shì	Qujing, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province 雲南省\|云南省
靖安县	jìng ān xiàn	Jing'an, a county in Yichun City 宜春市, Jiangxi
保靖县	bǎo jìng xiàn	Baojing, a county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zh...
靖边县	jìng biān xiàn	Jingbian, a county in Yulin City 榆林市, Shaanxi
靖西proper-noun	jìng xī	see 靖西市
靖远县	jìng yuǎn xiàn	Jingyuan, a county in Baiyin City 白銀市\|白银市, Gansu
靖安	jìng ān	see 靖安縣\|靖安县

Total compounds

As first character

As last character

As middle character

靖 appears in 32 compound words: 56 as the first character, 22 as the last, and 22 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 靖 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

侵qīn

0.51211 co-occurrences

略lüè

0.44611 co-occurrences

误wù

0.43810 co-occurrences

社shè

0.42812 co-occurrences

错cuò

0.40310 co-occurrences

观guān

0.40115 co-occurrences

馆guǎn

0.39410 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (2)

绥靖主义suíjìng zhǔyì

appeasement

noun

Showing 1 of 2 idioms containing 靖.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

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yīn lè jù dà xiàng de gào bié shì 2 . 0 quán miàn jìn huà huáng Jìng chéng xié shǒu J e r e m y qiáng ní píng zhì yòu yǔ guàn zhòng zài cì zhí . . .

The musical *The Elephant's Funeral 2.0* has been completely revamped. Huang Jingcheng joins forces with Jeremy, Johnny, and Feng Zhiyou to once again connect with the audience...

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yún nán qū Jìng fā xiàn xīn shǔ zhǒng yú huà shí wéi lǐ jiě zǎo qī jǐ chuí dòng wù shēng tài . . .

New genus and species of fish fossils discovered in Qujing, Yunnan, shedding light on the ecology of early vertebrates...

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梁靖琪43岁生日七魔女团拜带埋老公唯独一骨...

liáng Jìng 琪 4 3 suì shēng rì qī mó nǚ tuán bài dài mái lǎo gōng wéi dú yī gǔ . . .

Gigi Leung Celebrates Her 43rd Birthday with the "Seven Witches" Group, Bringing Her Husband Along—But One Member Is Missing...

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yīng guó zhì ān bù Jìng líng shòu shāng xié huì : 2 0 2 5 nián diàn pù dào qiè 5 5 0 wàn . . .

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Character Family

立 Radical Family — Characters sharing the stand radical

立lì 站zhàn 端duān 竞jìng 童tóng 竭jié 竖shù 竣jùn

Related Characters

站zhàn 竞jìng 童tóng 立lì 端duān 竭jié 竣jùn 竖shù

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 靖 (jìng) mean in Chinese?

靖 (jìng) primarily means "(bound form) peaceful." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #4501 in character frequency.

How many strokes does 靖 have?

靖 is written with 13 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.

What is the radical of 靖?

The radical associated with 靖 is 立 (stand). This radical appears in many characters related to stand.

What are the components of 靖?

靖 is composed of: 立 (structural), 青 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰立青 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.

What are common words containing 靖?

Common words with 靖 include: 靖宇 (jìng yǔ, "see 靖宇縣|靖宇县"); 曲靖 (qǔ jìng, "see 曲靖市"); 靖国神社 (jìng guó shén shè, "Yasukuni Shrine, Shinto shrine in Tokyo to Japanese war dead, controversial as burial ground of several Class A war c..."); 靖西市 (jìng xī shì, "Jingxi, a county-level city in Baise City 百色市, Guangxi"); 靖难之役 (jìng nán zhī yì, "war of 1402 between successors of the first Ming Emperor"). There are over 32 compound words containing this character.

Is 靖 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?

Yes, 靖 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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